John Tradescant the Elder

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Tradescant_the_Elder
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf botanist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ashmolean_Museum
gptkbp:birthYear c. 1570
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Mary-at-Lambeth
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_Tradescant_the_Younger
gptkbp:collectedSpecimensIn gptkb:Algiers
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:France
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:contributedTo introduction of acacia to England
introduction of horse chestnut to England
introduction of tulip tree to England
introduction of various fruit trees to England
gptkbp:deathYear 1638
gptkbp:employer gptkb:George_Villiers,_1st_Duke_of_Buckingham
gptkb:King_Charles_I
gptkb:Robert_Cecil,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury
gptkbp:gardenedAt gptkb:Lambeth
gptkb:Oatlands_Palace
gptkb:St._James's_Palace
gptkb:Hatfield_House
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Tradescant the Elder
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Tradescant_the_Younger
gptkb:Elias_Ashmole
gptkbp:knownFor establishing one of the earliest museums in England
introducing new plant species to England
gptkbp:legacy Tradescant Collection formed the basis of the Ashmolean Museum
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Tradescant's_Ark
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notableCollection natural history specimens
curiosities
ethnographic objects
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Tradescant's_Ark
gptkbp:occupation botanist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Lambeth,_London,_England
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglican
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Lambeth,_London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Day
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elias_Ashmole
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5